Jake Anbinder
@jakeanbinder.bsky.social
Author of NIMBY NATION: The War on Growth That Created Our Housing Crisis and Remade American Politics (Bloomsbury, 2027). American historian and Klarman Fellow @Cornell. Learn more: JacobAnbinder.com
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Thrilled to announce that my book NIMBY NATION: The War on Growth That Created Our Housing Crisis and Remade American Politics, is under contract with Bloomsbury and slated for publication in fall 2027.
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Please spread the news to anyone and everyone!
I believe it was @freedaaron.bsky.social who tweeted this originally but good luck to everyone rediscovering this weekend that their parents have radically worse food prep safety standards than they do
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I believe it was @freedaaron.bsky.social who tweeted this originally but good luck to everyone rediscovering this weekend that their parents have radically worse food prep safety standards than they do
What’s remarkable is how persistent this has remained even across all the changes in planning teaching and practice that have taken place since activist planners started to note this in the mid 1960s
The full time job of the modal person with the title of "city planner" in the US is to be a steward of segregation.
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
What’s remarkable is how persistent this has remained even across all the changes in planning teaching and practice that have taken place since activist planners started to note this in the mid 1960s
There was a distinct period of time when American real estate developers were like ”you know what screams classy? The Welsh language”
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There was a distinct period of time when American real estate developers were like ”you know what screams classy? The Welsh language”
There's no greater evidence of an NFL coaching hivemind than the fact that the pendulum swung violently ~5 years ago from punting on 4th and 1 so you didn't look stupid in the eyes of your colleagues to going for it on 4th and long so you don't look insufficiently "aggressive"
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
There's no greater evidence of an NFL coaching hivemind than the fact that the pendulum swung violently ~5 years ago from punting on 4th and 1 so you didn't look stupid in the eyes of your colleagues to going for it on 4th and long so you don't look insufficiently "aggressive"
Props to Coors for getting decades of advertising material out of the idea that "our beer is really cold," a premise that makes only makes sense if you've had a few too many
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Props to Coors for getting decades of advertising material out of the idea that "our beer is really cold," a premise that makes only makes sense if you've had a few too many
The problem with Mamdani putting all of his eggs in the cost of living basket is now he has to bring down the cost of living
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The problem with Mamdani putting all of his eggs in the cost of living basket is now he has to bring down the cost of living
My “My Cause My Cleats” would be the fund to finish the renovation of the Ithaca Farmers Market parking lot
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
My “My Cause My Cleats” would be the fund to finish the renovation of the Ithaca Farmers Market parking lot
Anyone trying to find some deeper meaning out of Trump’s reaction to Mamdani—especially as it relates to the rest of the Democratic Party—is going to be embarrassed over the long run
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Anyone trying to find some deeper meaning out of Trump’s reaction to Mamdani—especially as it relates to the rest of the Democratic Party—is going to be embarrassed over the long run
Everyone knows kids need diapers and food but did you know they also increase your household consumption of alkaline batteries by six billion percent
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Everyone knows kids need diapers and food but did you know they also increase your household consumption of alkaline batteries by six billion percent
this has to be a record for mixing metaphors
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
this has to be a record for mixing metaphors
I have had to read about a million articles from the 1980s New York Times for this chapter and what’s striking, apart from the degree of local coverage that no longer exists, is how much wordier the average article was
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I have had to read about a million articles from the 1980s New York Times for this chapter and what’s striking, apart from the degree of local coverage that no longer exists, is how much wordier the average article was
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New blog by me: Rents for some apartments in Princeton have actually dropped since 2024. Is that because the economy is slow, or because several large new apartment buildings were constructed recently? walkableprinceton.com/2025/11/16/h...
How Much Does It Cost To Rent in Princeton in 2025?
In recent years, a number of large new apartment buildings have been constructed in Princeton. How have they affected rental rates around the town? To find out, we reviewed rental rates for apartme…
walkableprinceton.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
New blog by me: Rents for some apartments in Princeton have actually dropped since 2024. Is that because the economy is slow, or because several large new apartment buildings were constructed recently? walkableprinceton.com/2025/11/16/h...
I just want to live in a place where the auto headlights on my car don’t illuminate during the daytime in the winter
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I just want to live in a place where the auto headlights on my car don’t illuminate during the daytime in the winter
Does anyone know an easy way to get new H-Net job listings emailed to you? I used to use a RSS to email applet but their RSS seems to be broken
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Does anyone know an easy way to get new H-Net job listings emailed to you? I used to use a RSS to email applet but their RSS seems to be broken
I think it was @byjustinfox.bsky.social who said the main difference between American and European road safety is whether the police consider bad driving to be a crime
While camera-based speed and red light enforcement are great and speed governors will help stop the worst repeat offenders, what we really need is for the police to actually enforce basic traffic laws like “you have to actually stop at stop signs and red lights” and “your car needs license plates.”
so uhhhhh is anyone going to do anything about the epidemic of drivers just blasting through red lights these days? @timdonnelly.com investigates: nygroove.nyc/why-does-no-...
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I think it was @byjustinfox.bsky.social who said the main difference between American and European road safety is whether the police consider bad driving to be a crime
I follow a Lufthansa pilot on TikTok and through this I’ve learned the highest compliment a German can give is “quite acceptable”
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I follow a Lufthansa pilot on TikTok and through this I’ve learned the highest compliment a German can give is “quite acceptable”
Reading the Curious George books as an adult it is hard not to conclude that this is a series about a childlike creature who is constantly betrayed and neglected by everyone around him
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Reading the Curious George books as an adult it is hard not to conclude that this is a series about a childlike creature who is constantly betrayed and neglected by everyone around him
This makes Albany officially downstate. I’m sorry I don’t make the rules.
Albany, here we come!
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that Metro-North plans to add a round-trip train between Grand Central & Albany on the Hudson Line, with additional stops at Rhinecliff, Hudson, and Albany-Rensselaer Station. Planning is currently underway with an anticipated launch of Spring 2026.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that Metro-North plans to add a round-trip train between Grand Central & Albany on the Hudson Line, with additional stops at Rhinecliff, Hudson, and Albany-Rensselaer Station. Planning is currently underway with an anticipated launch of Spring 2026.
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This makes Albany officially downstate. I’m sorry I don’t make the rules.
I love when real estate articles describe people “falling in love” with, like, a universally desirable and extremely expensive neighborhood
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I love when real estate articles describe people “falling in love” with, like, a universally desirable and extremely expensive neighborhood
Well I was excited for the Garfield/Guiteau show on Netflix but unfortunately it sucks
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Well I was excited for the Garfield/Guiteau show on Netflix but unfortunately it sucks
One has to think that Pelosi’s decision was informed in part by seeing what happened to Feinstein
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
One has to think that Pelosi’s decision was informed in part by seeing what happened to Feinstein
An NFL betting scandal would have to involve kickers. it’s the only position that unilaterally influences the game in the same way NBA or MLB players can.
So at this point we have a baseball betting scandal, an NBA betting scandal so I give it about 6 months before we discover that both of these combined are about 2% of the NFL betting scandal
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
An NFL betting scandal would have to involve kickers. it’s the only position that unilaterally influences the game in the same way NBA or MLB players can.
I honestly do not know what she is aiming for with this
Stefanik officially launches campaign for New York governor
Stefanik officially launches campaign for New York governor
“The Empire State has fallen,” a narrator intones in her announcement video.
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I honestly do not know what she is aiming for with this
turns out the players agree with me
I cannot think of a more "who cares?" matchup than Broncos-Raiders
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
turns out the players agree with me